Toward a Conceptualization of Urban Education.

Autor/in	Gordon, Edmund W.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY.
Titel	Toward a Conceptualization of Urban Education.
Quelle	13 (1978) 3, (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Cultural Differences; Educational Environment; Educational Problems; Elementary Secondary Education; Minority Groups; Social Influences; Social Mobility; Urban Demography; Urban Education; Urban Population; Urban Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kultureller Unterschied; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ethnische Minderheit; Sozialer Einfluss; Soziale Mobilität; Stadtteilbezogenes Lernen; Stadtbevölkerung
Abstract	Studies of urban living and its consequences for education tend to focus on issues related to ethnic minority status and low economic status. There are problems, however, more critical to urban life than those faced by low status people in our cities. Continuity and change present problems in urban areas. Three broad categories which have special relevance for urban education are human diversity, human mobility and human and institutional rigidity. Due to these characteristics and to the political and economic climate, urban populations are diverse and mobile, and at the same time stereotypic and immobile. These populations vary with respect to their status (ethnicity, culture, class, sex) and their functions (language, cognitive style, affective response patterns, etc.). These differences have implications for the way in which educational opportunities are designed and delivered. Yet, these various groups are eventually held to similar mainstream standards despite the pluralistic nature of their reference groups. These populations seem to be in constant geographic movement within the city and into and out of the city. Between groups, though, movement is very limited and upward mobility is more a dream than a reality. In urban education, attention must be given to these and other aspects of urbanicity. (Author/WI)
Anmerkungen	Institute of Urban and Minority Education, Box 40, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 ($1.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01